Joseph Simmons, MD

Assistant Professor - Gastroenterology

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Medicine

Classification:

Faculty

• MD, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, USA, 2020

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles/Abstracts

Simmons, J., Obeidat, Y., & Pantangi, P.. Esophageal Squamous Papilloma: A Rare Esophageal Lesion. The American Journal of
Gastroenterology. (2021); 116(0): S1458.
Pub Status: Published.

Simmons, J., Sherif, A., Mader, J., Altarawneh, S., El-Hamdani, M., & Frandah, W. . Closure of recurrent colovaginal fistulas using
AMPLATZER occluder device. BMJ Open Gastroenterology. (2022); 9(1): 0.
Cited in PubMed; PMID: 35701008.
Pub Status: Published.

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles/Abstracts (Other than Published)

Altarawneh, S., Hmidat, A., Simmons, J., Singh, D., Frandah, W. , Obeidat, Y., & Thompson, E. . Does Ethnicity Affect Prognosis On
Gastrointestinal Bleeding Among Atrial Fibrillation Patients Using Anti-coagulants. American Heart Association Scientific Session
2022. (2022); Pub Status: Submitted.

Altarawneh, S., Simmons, J., Meaige, C., & Pantangi, P.. Unique Approach to Refractory Nausea with Ketamine Infusion. American
College of Gastroenterology Conference 2022. (2022); Pub Status: Submitted.

Altarawneh, S., Singh, D., Simmons, J., Hmidat, A., Obeidat, Y., Titus, A., & Frandah, W.. A Quality Improvement Project On The Use
Of a Standard Order Set For Bowel Preparation For Inpatient Colonoscopies. American College of Gastroenterology Conference
2022. (2022); Pub Status: Submitted.

Hmidat, A., Altarawneh, S., Simmons, J., Mlatoum, H., & Zeid, F.. Streptococcus anginosus causing simultaneous infections in an
elderly male: empyema and infrahepatic abscess: Case report and Literature review.. American College of Gastroenterology
Conference 2022. (2022); Pub Status: Submitted.

Obeidat, Y., Altarawneh, S., Mahdi, A., Simmons, J., Jones, P., Sherif, A., & Frandah, W. . Metastatic Cervical Squamous Cell
Carcinoma of the Distal Bile Duct. American College of Gastroenterology conference 2022. (2022); Pub Status: Submitted.

Simmons, J., Altarawneh, S., Hmidat, S., Shweihat, Y., & Pantangi, P.. Workup of hemoptysis and interstitial lung disease leading to the
diagnosis of celiac disease. American College of Gastroenterology Conference 2022. (2022); Pub Status: Submitted.

Simmons, J., Hmidat, A., Altarawneh, S., & Pantangi, P.. A Case of Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome in an Adult Female. American
College of Gastroenterology Conference 2022. (2022); Pub Status: Submitted.

Simmons, J., Joshi, T., Nehme, F., Sherif, A., & Frandah, W.. Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided shear wave elastography of the liver and
spleen to predict complications of cirrhosis and correlation with EUS-guided portal pressure gradient. American College of
Gastroenterology Conference 2022. (2022); Pub Status: Submitted.

Ugonabo, O., Mohamed, M., Ezeh, E., Simmons, J., Cuda, J., & Ghavimi, S.. A Rare Case of Metastatic Primary Rectal Malignant
Melanoma in an Elderly Male. Journal of Medical Cases. (2022); Pub Status: Provisionally Accepted.

- Clinical Honors: Psychiatry Clerkship (June 2019)

- Clinical Honors: Family Medicine Clerkship (March 2019)

- Commendation letter: Dr. Randall Peterson (Family Medicine)

- Commendation letter: Dr. Bonnie Beaver (Surgery)

- Commendation letter: Dr. Adrienne Mays (Family Medicine)

- JCESoM Annual Community Service Award (MS1, MS2, MS3)

- The Health Plan Scholarship

- JCESoM Charitable Foundation Scholarship

- Ethel Ramsey Scholarship

Research Experience

07/2022 - Present  | Average Hours/Week:

Marshall University, Huntington, WV, United States of America
Co-investigator, Wesam Frandah

Research project titled: "Retrosepctive review of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Infectious Complications in Patients at Cabell
Huntington Hospital". The project was recently IRB-approved and is in the data collection phase. We are doing a retrospective study of
patients with IBD admitted to CHH between 01/2016 and 12/2021 to look at patient risk factors for infectious complications (including
type of treatment for their IBD) and correlate to type and severity of infection.

03/2022 - Present | Average Hours/Week:

Marshall University, Huntington, WV, United States of America
Co-investigator, Wesam Frandah

I am working with our advanced endoscopist and our hepatologist on an IRB-approved project looking at correlations between shear
wave elastography of the liver and spleen and EUS-guided portal pressure gradient measurements. We have submitted a preliminary
study to the 2022 ACG conference (decision pending). We plan to continue this project as we gather a larger sample of patients and plan
to look at other study outcomes using this same patient population.

05/2017 - 08/2017 | Average Hours/Week: 10

West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, United States of America
Student Researcher, Dr. Lee Pyles, MD

During the summer between my first and second year of medical school, we began a project looking at medical comorbidities such as
hypertension and insulin resistance in patients under age 18 with BMI at or above the 85th percentile in the WVU CTSI Integrated Data
Repository, and whether or not those patients received intervention such as dietary counseling or medical treatment. We were also
determining how many of those patients were screened in the WV DHHS/WVU project "Coronary Artery Risk Detection in Appalachian
Communities (CARDIAC)" to determine the correlation between CARDIAC screening and interventions.

01/2015 - 09/2015 | Average Hours/Week: 10

Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV, United States of America
Student Researcher, Dr. Andreas Baur, Ph.D

I worked alongside three of my colleagues on a project titled "The Role of Directing Groups in Copper(I)-catalyzed
Decarboxylative Coupling Reactions". We investigated cheaper alternatives to the standard platinum catalysts used in these reactions.
Specifically, we looked at using copper in lieu of platinum in well known coupling reactions. Using copper is both cost-effective and
safer for the environment when compared to the standard platinum catalysts.The chemistry involved in these reactions is used in a
variety of industries including the pharmaceutical industry

Medical Specialties

• Internal Medicine